Valdez named SSS chairman

President Duterte has appointed constitutionalist and former law dean Amado Valdez as the new chairman of the Social Security System (SSS).

Valdez, former dean of the University of East College of Law, was among the more than 100 new appointed governments who took their oath before the President in Malacañang on Tuesday.

Also sworn into office were Special Envoy of the President to the Middle East Roy Cimatu, Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Lhuillier, Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Norman Garibay, Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria Shirley Ho-Vicario, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V, and Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan Timbayan.
(Genalyn Kabiling)